I just fired up the old NES emulator, and started up a game I used to love... and completely forgot about: The Guardian Legend.
I forgot how awesome this game was! It mixes Zelda-style action/RPG elements (grid-based maze, multiple secondary weapons that can be upgraded), with vertical scrolling shoot-em-up stuff (where the weapons you collect can continue to be used.)
The controls are simple and responsive. The challenge level is fair... enough to keep it interesting, but not frustrating like many older games.
This is a game that, even when new, didn't get much attention. I loved it as a kid, and I'm still enjoying it 25 years later!
What older games do you guys remember being incredible, without getting a whole lot of mainstream attention?
Everyone knows the Marios, the Zeldas, the Sonics, the Street Fighters, the Maddens... I want to hear about the games nobody talks about!
Let's try to keep it to "classic" games. I realize that there's quite an age difference here... so let's say anything that's at least a decade old (in console terms, that means nothing newer than PS2 or the original Xbox.)
I forgot how awesome this game was! It mixes Zelda-style action/RPG elements (grid-based maze, multiple secondary weapons that can be upgraded), with vertical scrolling shoot-em-up stuff (where the weapons you collect can continue to be used.)
The controls are simple and responsive. The challenge level is fair... enough to keep it interesting, but not frustrating like many older games.
This is a game that, even when new, didn't get much attention. I loved it as a kid, and I'm still enjoying it 25 years later!
What older games do you guys remember being incredible, without getting a whole lot of mainstream attention?
Everyone knows the Marios, the Zeldas, the Sonics, the Street Fighters, the Maddens... I want to hear about the games nobody talks about!
Let's try to keep it to "classic" games. I realize that there's quite an age difference here... so let's say anything that's at least a decade old (in console terms, that means nothing newer than PS2 or the original Xbox.)
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